SAFE Act

Monitor and evaluate federal initiatives, both authorizing and appropriations related, and regulatory matters regarding: international conservation and foreign assistance funding; the Arctic region; wildlife trafficking; international wildlife conservation funding; forest and freshwater conservation; illegal deforestation & timber trade; illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing; plastic pollution, including US negotiating positions on a global plastics treaty; zoonotic spillover prevention; and climate change and renewable energy. Other Specific Activities: Arctic Refuge Protection Act (S. 282/H.R. 724) - support National Deposit Return System legislation (not yet introduced) - support REDUCE Act (S.2645/H.R.5389) - support Clean Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2022 (not yet reintroduced) - support REDEEM Act (not yet reintroduced) - support Save Our Seas 3.0 (not yet introduced) - advocating for specific provisions Support Executive Branch action on plastic waste - advocated for an Executive Order or similar presidential directive to institute a whole-of-government approach to plastic pollution along with action by multiple federal agencies and ambitious negotiating positions towards a binding international agreement on plastic waste (State, NOAA, NIST, EPA, NPS, GSA) Support legislation to support the development of renewable thermal technologies, including expansion of the investment tax credit and Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit Protecting Communities from Plastics Act (H.R. 8092 / S. 4194) - support Recycling Infrastructure and Accountability Act (H.R. 6159 / S. 1189) - support Recycling and Composting Accountability Act (H.R. 4040 / S. 1194) - support Farewell to Foam Act (H.R. 6654 / S. 3440) - support DFC Modernization and Reauthorization Act of 2024 (H.R. 8926) - support, advocate for environmental-related provisions EXIM Reauthorization (not yet introduced) - advocate for strong environment/climate provisions Safeguarding Americas Future and Environment (SAFE) Act (H.R.9120 / S.4752)- support National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (H.R. 2670 / S. 4638) - support inclusion of conservation and IUU related provisions

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), White House Office

Medium and heavy duty electric vehicle charging policy and solar development in general; implementation of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; implementation of electric vehicle charging and solar and storage provisions of Inflation Reduction Act; issues related to interconnection of renewable energy projects and electric vehicle charging infrastructure; the Community Solar Consumer Choice Act; the Enhancing Grid Resilience Act; the BIG WIRES Act (S. 2827); the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 (S. 4752); low carbon concrete adoption

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office